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"Ben started training with us on Wednesday morning but he pulled up," Tigers interim head coach Geordan Murphy said. "He is tight in his heel but hopefully he will be OK going forward.

"Manu didn't train on Wednesday because he had a bit of a tight hamstring. The extent of that isn't known but we don't think it is a tear so it might be an opportunity to give him a down week and hopefully he will be fit for the next week."

Veainu missed the defeat by Worcester Warriors last Sunday as he recovers from a head injury, while wing Adam Thompstone also sat out that game.

"Telusa is struggling with his head so we probably won't risk him," Murphy said. "Adam will train and hopefully we can get him into the mix."

If Youngs is ruled out Sam Harrison could pull on the No.9 shirt again. He has missed the games against Wasps and Worcester as he went through the concussion protocol having taken a knock in the win over Newcastle Falcons

Murphy is optimistic that Harrison will be available to face Sale - though Ben White's second-half stint against Worcester showed again what a capable player he is.

"Sam is back in training and should be available for the weekend if he continues to tick all the right boxes," Murphy said. "Ben White did really well for us.

"He is a good indicator of how much those young guys want it. He works very hard on his game. He is a very serious young man and I thought he played great in the 20 minutes he was on against Worcester."

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Sale will arrive at Leicester as the team currently propping up the rest of the Premiership. Murphy knows, however, that his players will face a demanding afternoon against Steve Diamond's side.

"Sale are a quality side who have come out the wrong side of some tight results and very similar to Worcester last week they will be very hungry," Murphy said.

"They played some great football in the first 60 to 70 minutes of the last couple of games they have played but matches have pulled away from them at the end. We are under no illusions what sort of a side is going to come here."